Sticky is good

“Outdoor festivals are totally different from indoor. The main thing I notice is the grip of the sticks. I pour a full can of coke all over my hands before I go on stage because it gives my hands some grip to stop the sticks flying out of my hands mid riding the crashes!

"Most of the time a soundcheck won't exist so I'll ask the monitor guys to rock my drums full as possible and I'll take it down from there as I’m playing. Depending on the weather and temperature the feel of the heads might be different. I played an outdoor show in Quebec this March. It was freezing and the heads felt like concrete, so be careful you don't break your arms!”